Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Robert Oliver (born 1848, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Robert Oliver and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Oliver, born in 1848 in Merrington, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Oliver, born in 1856 in Coundon, Durham, England. They had 1 child; William Hy Watson, born 1881 in Merrington, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Barton, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Cousin, David (born 1861 in Merrington, Durham, England), Robert's Apprentice, John Hy (born 1862 in Merrington, Durham, England) and Robert's Apprentice, Charles (born 1864 in Durham, Durham, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Robert Oliver's household

Male

Robert

Oliver

Head
Female

Sarah

Oliver

Wife
Male

William Hy Watson

Oliver

Son
Female

Margaret

Wood

Servant
Male

David

Wearmouth

Cousin
Male

John Hy

Atkinson

Apprentice
Male

Charles

Robinson

Apprentice
First name(s) Robert
Last name Oliver
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Merrington, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Oliver

Head

Married

33

1848

Merrington, Durham, England

Sarah

Oliver

Wife

Married

25

1856

Coundon, Durham, England

William Hy Watson

Oliver

Son

Single

0

1881

Merrington, Durham, England

Margaret

Wood

Servant

Single

19

1862

Barton, Yorkshire, England

David

Wearmouth

Cousin

Single

20

1861

Merrington, Durham, England

John Hy

Atkinson

Apprentice

Single

19

1862

Merrington, Durham, England

Charles

Robinson

Apprentice

Single

17

1864

Durham, Durham, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Robert Oliver in Auckland in 1881, and follow the Oliver family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Robert Oliver

We’ve found Robert Oliver in 150 family trees. Find out more about Robert Oliver's household and view the Oliver family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census